Passiflora Species, Apricot Vine, Maypop, Purple Passion Flower, Hardy Passion Vine

Passifloraincarnata

Family
Passifloraceae (pas-ih-flor-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Passiflora (pass-iff-FLOR-uh)
Species
incarnata (in-kar-NAH-tuh)
Synonym
Other Details
Category
Perennials
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Vines and Climbers
Water Requirements
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
Patent Information
Propagation Methods
Seed Collecting
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Athens, Alabama

Cullman, Alabama

Gaylesville, Alabama

Hartselle, Alabama

Headland, Alabama

Huntsville, Alabama

Jones, Alabama

New Market, Alabama

Newton, Alabama

Pelham, Alabama

Salem, Alabama

Trinity, Alabama

Vincent, Alabama

Douglas, Arizona

Glendale, Arizona(2 reports)

Maricopa, Arizona

Barling, Arkansas

Blytheville, Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Gassville, Arkansas

Morrilton, Arkansas

North Little Rock, Arkansas(2 reports)

Scott, Arkansas

Searcy, Arkansas

Menifee, California

NORTH FORK, California

Rocklin, California

Sacramento, California

San Jose, California

Clifton, Colorado

Wilmington, Delaware

Altamonte Springs, Florida

Apopka, Florida

Bartow, Florida

Boca Raton, Florida

Bokeelia, Florida

Bradley, Florida

Brandon, Florida(2 reports)

Brooksville, Florida

Bushnell, Florida

Casselberry, Florida

Crystal River, Florida

Daytona Beach, Florida(3 reports)

Fernandina Beach, Florida

Fountain, Florida(2 reports)

Gibsonton, Florida

Groveland, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida(3 reports)

Jupiter, Florida

Kissimmee, Florida

Lake Worth, Florida(2 reports)

Lakeland, Florida

Malabar, Florida

Melbourne, Florida

Melbourne Beach, Florida(2 reports)

Monticello, Florida

North Port, Florida

Old Town, Florida

Oldsmar, Florida

Orange Springs, Florida

Orlando, Florida(2 reports)

Ormond Beach, Florida

Rockledge, Florida

Saint Augustine, Florida

Saint Cloud, Florida

Saint Petersburg, Florida(2 reports)

Sarasota, Florida

Tallahassee, Florida

Tampa, Florida(3 reports)

Trenton, Florida

Wellborn, Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida(2 reports)

Winter Haven, Florida

Atlanta, Georgia(2 reports)

Augusta, Georgia

Barnesville, Georgia

Brunswick, Georgia

Cornelia, Georgia

Dallas, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia

Greenville, Georgia

Griffin, Georgia

Marietta, Georgia(2 reports)

Monticello, Georgia

Patterson, Georgia

Roswell, Georgia

Tennille, Georgia

Honomu, Hawaii

Chillicothe, Illinois

Murphysboro, Illinois

Pekin, Illinois

Westchester, Illinois

Frankfort, Indiana

Georgetown, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

Noblesville, Indiana

Orleans, Indiana

Fairfield, Iowa

Derby, Kansas

Rolla, Kansas

Shawnee Mission, Kansas

Flatgap, Kentucky

Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky

Mount Sterling, Kentucky

Symsonia, Kentucky

Taylorsville, Kentucky

Weeksbury, Kentucky

Brusly, Louisiana

Denham Springs, Louisiana

Franklin, Louisiana

French Settlement, Louisiana

Hammond, Louisiana

La Place, Louisiana

Lafayette, Louisiana

Lake Charles, Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana(2 reports)

Oak Grove, Louisiana

Plain Dealing, Louisiana

Baltimore, Maryland

Brooklyn, Maryland

Elkton, Maryland

Millersville, Maryland

Riverdale, Maryland

Takoma Park, Maryland

Valley Lee, Maryland

Hyde Park, Massachusetts

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Saint Clair Shores, Michigan

Lakeshore, Mississippi

Mathiston, Mississippi

Rienzi, Mississippi

Columbia, Missouri

Platte City, Missouri

Saint Joseph, Missouri

Saint Louis, Missouri

Clarksburg, New Jersey

Trenton, New Jersey

Averill Park, New York

Ithaca, New York

Bostic, North Carolina

Broadway, North Carolina

Cary, North Carolina

Clayton, North Carolina(2 reports)

Clemmons, North Carolina

Elizabethtown, North Carolina

Erwin, North Carolina

Four Oaks, North Carolina

Henderson, North Carolina

Hillsborough, North Carolina

Kernersville, North Carolina

Lake Toxaway, North Carolina

Louisburg, North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina(2 reports)

Smithfield, North Carolina

Snow Hill, North Carolina

Trinity, North Carolina

Wilsons Mills, North Carolina

Ashville, Ohio

Chauncey, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio

Glouster, Ohio

Lancaster, Ohio

Mason, Ohio

Morrow, Ohio

Oxford, Ohio

Bethany, Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

Garber, Oklahoma

Hulbert, Oklahoma

Jones, Oklahoma

Kellyville, Oklahoma

Mcalester, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Rose, Oklahoma

Schulter, Oklahoma

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Welling, Oklahoma

Barto, Pennsylvania

Abbeville, South Carolina

Aiken, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina

Conway, South Carolina

Edisto Island, South Carolina

Elgin, South Carolina

Manning, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

North Augusta, South Carolina

Pelzer, South Carolina

Prosperity, South Carolina

Sumter, South Carolina

Woodruff, South Carolina

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Clarksville, Tennessee(2 reports)

Lafayette, Tennessee

Lenoir City, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Oliver Springs, Tennessee

Paris, Tennessee

Sweetwater, Tennessee

Viola, Tennessee

Westmoreland, Tennessee

Andrews, Texas

Arlington, Texas

Aubrey, Texas

Austin, Texas

Baytown, Texas

Belton, Texas

Brookshire, Texas

Burkburnett, Texas

Carrollton, Texas

Copperas Cove, Texas

Dallas, Texas

Deer Park, Texas(2 reports)

Desoto, Texas

Fate, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas

Grand Prairie, Texas

Houston, Texas(5 reports)

Humble, Texas

Longview, Texas

Lufkin, Texas

Lumberton, Texas

Magnolia, Texas

Mercedes, Texas

Mesquite, Texas

Midlothian, Texas

Needville, Texas

Nome, Texas

Palacios, Texas

Plano, Texas

Point Comfort, Texas

Rockwall, Texas

Sachse, Texas

San Antonio, Texas(2 reports)

Sanger, Texas

Santa Fe, Texas

Spring, Texas(2 reports)

Kingston, Utah

Arlington, Virginia

Boydton, Virginia

Jonesville, Virginia

Leesburg, Virginia

Mc Lean, Virginia

Smithfield, Virginia

Stafford, Virginia

Sterling, Virginia

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Marysville, Washington

Vancouver, Washington

Liberty, West Virginia

Morgantown, West Virginia

Franklin, Wisconsin

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Gardener's Notes:

52
positives
19
neutrals
7
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San Antonio, TX | July 2023 | positive

Beautiful native plant. It is the host plant for the lovely gulf fritillary. Bees and butterflies enjoy the flowers. It spreads by rhizom...Read More

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El Paso, TX | August 2018 | neutral

Only a couple of types of this vine can survive the winters here in El Paso, Texas. Most people love the beautiful flowers although the ...Read More

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Rockwall, TX | May 2018 | positive

Beautiful native plant. Many types of Native bees visit the flowers. The bumblebees literally belly flop into the pollen. And the fruit...Read More

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Magnolia, TX | August 2017 | positive

I had these growing on their own a few years ago. They did not return after 2 seasons. This year purchased 1 white and 1 purple seedlin...Read More

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Locust Grove, GA | July 2017 | positive

I just noticed this plant/vine growing up a fence. I guess a bird planted it there sometime this past fall? Just a guess. I've never s...Read More

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Moscow, ID | May 2017 | positive

this plant also grows very well in charleston, wv. it is the only flower from my youth that i remember well, as it grew all over the yar...Read More

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Clayton, NC | May 2015 | positive

It bothers me when people call this plant invasive. It's a native species and provides foot for butterflies and other wildlife, and it's ...Read More

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Anne Arundel,, MD (Zone 7b) | October 2013 | neutral

Neutral- though I would say Negative because of its aggressive nature. After its first winter, it emerged in many spots up to ten feet aw...Read More

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| August 2013 | positive

The most beautiful flower of any plant.

The only negatives are that you can't tell a passion flower where to grow! Often t...Read More

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Jacksonville, FL (Zone 9a) | May 2013 | positive

Regarding the toxicity comments. The literature generally says that the traces of cyanogenic glycosides are no more than you find in app...Read More

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Midland, MI | April 2013 | positive

I just wanted to share that this plant contain trace amounts of cyanide which is toxic.....it is why the caterpillars eat it......to arm ...Read More

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Erwin, TN (Zone 7a) | December 2012 | positive

I love to see it growing on someone elses property, --it is beautiful, -- I use the leaves for tea, [2 tsp/cup]-- it will lower my high b...Read More

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Erwin, NC | November 2012 | positive

Today my husband, kids and their cousins(after doing some researching) ate some of the Maypop growing wild in our back yard. I was the sk...Read More

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Charleston, SC | October 2012 | neutral

I anticipate planting p. incarnata in my home garden as a butterfly larval food plant and have a technical question for your readers.
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MacAlester, OK | September 2012 | positive

I am a little nervous that I may have created a monster.

I heard great things about the aromatic flowers, bought a coupl...Read More

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Shepherdstown, WV (Zone 6b) | September 2012 | neutral

I planted this a couple of months ago, and while it's growing profusely, there are no flowers on it. Is there something one must do to g...Read More

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Starke, FL (Zone 9a) | February 2012 | positive

This plant is a native. Make sure you are planting the correct species if you want a native plants in your garden. I've planted it in Nor...Read More

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Conway, FL | February 2012 | positive

As soon as I planted it, the Gulf Fritillary found it. They have been gobbling it up ever since.(one of the reasons I planted it.) The f...Read More

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Trenton, NJ | November 2011 | positive

I grew my Maypops from seed, and because I'm at the northern edge of their possible range (zone 6), it has taken years for them to mature...Read More

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Clarksville, TN (Zone 7a) | September 2011 | neutral

I've noted this particular plant in a number of locations in my immediate region (Clarksville, Tennessee). In fact, I discovered this we...Read More

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Groveland, FL | April 2011 | positive

Beautiful vine; these can be seen growing along river banks, on hills & in ditches, and disturbed sites all over here in central Florida....Read More

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Brandon, FL | November 2010 | positive

This plant is native to the whole u.s. southeast and is required for the gulf fritillary butterfly life cycle(google it). while it is an...Read More

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Greensboro, NC (Zone 7a) | June 2010 | negative

I planted one Passiflora incarnata "Maypop" and planter beware! It was listed at the time as not being hardy in Zone 7, where I live. Wro...Read More

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Bellaire, TX | June 2010 | negative

I, too, have found nearly all passionflower vines extremely invasive in my Bellaire (Houston) garden. But, I have found one cultivar tha...Read More

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Melbourne Beach, FL | June 2010 | positive

The butterflies came, then left. The small caterpillars left behind got bigger, but ate all the leaves. The plant is still green, but n...Read More

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Carrollton, TX | June 2010 | positive

I planted one plant about 10 yrs ago and YES it does come back everywhere...even in the middle of my grassy yard. It's EVERYWHERE but I ...Read More

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Bostic, NC | May 2010 | neutral

I am 63 yrs. old & live in Bostic, NC. Growing up on the dirt roads of NC "maypop" vines were EVERWHERE! Not only did they give off that ...Read More

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Plano, TX (Zone 8a) | September 2009 | positive

So, yes it can take over and vines pop up where you least expect, but the blooms are beautiful. I live in the Dallas area and all of the...Read More

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Stratford, TX (Zone 6b) | September 2009 | positive

I live in extreme Southwestern Kansas, and this is my first year here, and also my first year with PassionFlower experience. It took a wh...Read More

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Stratford, TX (Zone 6b) | September 2009 | positive

I live in extreme Southwestern Kansas, and this is my first year here, and also my first year with PassionFlower experience. It took a w...Read More

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Elgin, SC (Zone 8a) | July 2009 | positive

Awesome, tropical-looking, native plant, which I have never found to be at all invasive.

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McLean, VA (Zone 7a) | July 2009 | negative

I was excited to plant this vine and see it flower and fruit in McLean, VA. Then, I saw it spread EVERYWHERE, year after year, despite re...Read More

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Corpus Christi, TX (Zone 10a) | May 2009 | neutral

A vine started growing on my fence a couple of weeks ago. It bloomed and seems to be a maypop, but the flower is tiny-- about 2" across, ...Read More

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Garden City, MI (Zone 6b) | October 2008 | positive

I planted a Passion Flower on a fence between our friends and our yard, it grew and bloomed. The next year, we couldn't find it, finally...Read More

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(Zone 10a) | October 2008 | positive

Delicious fruit, very aromatic but with a strange aftertaste.

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Chauncey, OH | September 2008 | negative

I live in southern part oh Ohio commonly referred to as appalachia Ohio. I purchased this plant two years ago at a local farmers market....Read More

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Crossville, TN (Zone 7a) | August 2008 | positive

If its native it ain't invasive!
I tell myself this as I have just discovered these growing in our field by the zillions. lol

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Greenville, SC | August 2008 | negative

I saw this growing on our hill and was excited...my mom had one in a pot when I was a kid in Ohio. It was beautiful. I was amazed to fin...Read More

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Gassville, AR | April 2008 | negative

In northern Arkansas this is considered a weed because it is so invasive. My husband thought it would be pretty to let it fill in an are...Read More

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Norwich, CT | March 2008 | neutral

I bought two small pots of this at a greenhouse in Danielson CT-- I hope to train it up a trellis with a bench. I am planning to leave it...Read More

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Chillicothe, IL | September 2007 | positive

Chillicothe,IL



I've had this plant in my yard for 14 years. It was here when we moved in. It...Read More

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Columbia, SC | July 2007 | neutral

Love the beautiful purple flowers. It attracts the Gulf Fritillary butterfly and the caterpillars love the leaves. It is fun to watch the...Read More

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College Station, TX | July 2007 | positive

Although we never tried to propagate this plant (my mother having a brown thumb), it grew wild all over Northeast Texas woods (near Louis...Read More

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Hillside, IL (Zone 5a) | June 2007 | positive

Started from seed and had 3 plants, Only good to zone 6 and since I live in five I thought I would take a chance and try it. Planted it c...Read More

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San Antonio, TX (Zone 9b) | November 2006 | positive

I first noticed this plant as a kid, some twenty-five years ago. It was at that time being cultivated by our neighbors eight houses down...Read More

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Lancaster, OH | August 2006 | positive

In 2005 I moved into this apartment and this vine kept growing all over the shrub, so I pulled it off. That is until it bloomed. Now th...Read More

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Okeechobee, FL (Zone 10a) | August 2006 | positive

I found this vine in June & assumed that since I have many bird visitors to my yard, that was how it came to be. The leaves looked famili...Read More

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Pocahontas, TN (Zone 7b) | June 2006 | positive

The Maypop grows wild here but we don't have a problem with it being invasive. Insects are very attracted to it, so when I saw one come ...Read More

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Headland, AL (Zone 8a) | May 2006 | positive

My sis brought me a small piece of her P. Incarnata and told me to keep it in a pot for a couple of weeks before transplanting it. I fina...Read More

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(Zone 5a) | January 2006 | neutral

This grows wild in Southern Arkansas, where much of my Mom's family comes from. That is where I got my start from. It is hardy in my zo...Read More

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Oak Grove, LA | October 2005 | positive

This plant grows wild around where I live. When kids we'd go pick the fruit and eat it. It was really quite good. Never tried to grow ...Read More

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| October 2005 | positive

I bought my house last Autumn in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada (fairly close to Niagara Falls) at which time there was only one Passion...Read More

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Griffin, GA (Zone 8a) | April 2005 | positive

Last year in 2004 we had a dry spring, so the Gulf Fritillaries were a little late in arriving, so we actually had some passion fruit to ...Read More

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Broaddus, TX (Zone 8b) | March 2005 | neutral

My daughter gave me large fruit, from passion flower. I dried out the seeds and planted them. They overwintered in greenhouse and I pla...Read More

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Orlando, FL | October 2004 | neutral

Some time back I posted on P. caerulea but wasn't sure that was what I had. It wasn't. It's P. incarnata and it was a volunteer. An invas...Read More

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Westmoreland, TN (Zone 7a) | October 2004 | positive

The Incarnata I have came from a filed at my brothers.
I loved the way it smelled and the flower was lovely.
I had to take ...Read More

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Murphysboro, IL (Zone 7a) | July 2004 | positive

I really enjoy this vine. I have a Passiflora incarnata growing wildly on a trellis in my garden. The Passion Flower grows extreme...Read More

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Honomu, HI (Zone 11) | July 2004 | positive

If you have ever tasted the passion fruit, you know the taste is like nothing you have ever tasted before. Perfumey and acidic, but grea...Read More

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Perryville, MO | July 2004 | positive

I just wanted to say how beautiful this flowering vine is!The fragrance is so nice.My great-grandmother planted this vine and had it a ve...Read More

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Antioch, CA | July 2004 | positive

Just planted a passion flower vine a few weeks ago. Seems to be thriving as most things do in my area (San Francisco Bay Area, CA). My ...Read More

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Opa Locka, FL | June 2004 | negative

Although the vine has grown on the fence, which I wanted, I only get one beautiful flower at a time. However, there are many, many babie...Read More

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Waverly, TN | June 2004 | positive

From the fruit I have made some very good jelly. Taste a bit like apple.

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Brookeville, MD (Zone 7a) | June 2004 | neutral

I grew this vine last year. It flowered amply but produced hollow fruit.

I unpotted it and planted in a protected place i...Read More

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Marietta, GA | April 2004 | neutral

Last year I purchased a small plant and the vine took off on a fence producing gorgeous flowers, but I don't know why I never saw any fru...Read More

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| October 2003 | positive

When I was a child growing up in northwest Indiana (U.S.), we had a gorgeous passion vine that returned each year to grow up our chimney....Read More

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| September 2003 | positive

We found Purple Passion Flower plants while fencing property in Cleveland, Texas (U.S.) Such a beautiful flower with an unforgettable sm...Read More

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Old Town, FL | August 2003 | positive

This plant grows wild in my son's back yard near Atlanta, Georgia (zone 7b) but is somewhat in the shade of large trees, so it rarely flo...Read More

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| July 2003 | positive

Maypop plants grow here in Hamburg, Arkansas (U.S.) It is growing on my sister's fencerow, and on the side of the road. This is a very be...Read More

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Blytheville, AR | July 2003 | positive

My children actually planted this plant by mistake by throwing a passion fruit down outside. The next year I noticed a beautiful vine wi...Read More

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Houston, TX | July 2003 | positive

Although this plant has become very invasive in my yard I am not willing to completely remove it. It is host plant for the Gulf Fritilla...Read More

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Harvest, AL | July 2003 | neutral

I like this plant very much, but here in central Alabama (U.S.) it is difficult to contain; in fact, it could be considered invasive und...Read More

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Iredell, TX | July 2003 | neutral

I have grown this purple passion vine for several years and I have never seen any fruit.

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Deer Park, TX | July 2003 | neutral

I have had "Purple Passion Vine" for several years now and I have never seen the fruit. I am amazed!

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Brooklyn, MD | July 2003 | positive

I brought a small piece of a root back from a trip to Atlanta. It took off and grew beautifully. When we moved to our new house, we dug u...Read More

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Paris, TN | June 2003 | positive

It is very much a noxious weed in West, TN but a very beatiful one! Plant it in a lrg. pot, bury the pot and cut All seed pod off and you...Read More

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Rockledge, FL (Zone 10a) | June 2003 | neutral

According to legend, the elaborate floral structure of a
Passion Flower is similar to the elements of the Passion
or Cruci...Read More

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Lake Waukomis, MO (Zone 5b) | September 2002 | positive

Our "Maypop" ("Purple Passion") plant just appeared one day along the base of our foundation. It grew and grew so we got a large trellis...Read More

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| August 2001 | neutral

This is considered to be the only zone 7 hardy passiflora to produce edible fruit. Where I live, in East Tennessee, it is native and con...Read More

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